The Great Eastern Main Line is a 114.5-mile (184.3 km) major railway line on the British railway system which connects Liverpool Street station in central London with destinations in east London and the East of England,including Shenfield,Chelmsford,Colchester,Ipswich and Norwich. Its numerous branches also connect the main line to Southminster,Braintree,Sudbury,Harwich and a number of coastal towns including Southend-on-Sea,Clacton-on-Sea,Walton-on-the-Naze and Lowestoft.
Romford railway station is an interchange station on the Great Eastern Main Line,serving the town of Romford in the London Borough of Havering,east London. It is 12 miles 30 chains (19.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. It is also the northern terminus of a branch line to Upminster operated by London Overground. Its three-letter station code is RMF and it is in Travelcard Zone 6.
The Braintree branch line is a railway branch line in the East of England that diverges from the Great Eastern Main Line at Witham and runs north-west to Braintree. The route is 6 miles 30 chains (10.3 km) in length and there are five stations,including the two termini. The line is part of Network Rail Strategic Route 7,SRS 07.06,and is classified as a London and South-East commuter line.
Braintree railway station is the northern terminus of the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England,serving the town of Braintree,Essex. It is 44 miles 78 chains (72.38 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street via Witham;the preceding station on the route is Braintree Freeport to the south.
Braintree Freeport railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England,serving the Braintree Village shopping centre. It is 44 miles 16 chains (71.13 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street via Witham and it is situated between Cressing to the south and Braintree to the north. Its three-letter station code is BTP. The platform has an operational length for eight-coach trains.
Melton railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England,serving the village of Melton,Suffolk. It is 11 miles 49 chains (18.7 km) down the line from Ipswich and 80 miles 28 chains (129.3 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;it is situated between Woodbridge and Wickham Market. Its three-letter station code is MES.
Witham railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England,serving the town of Witham,Essex. It is about half a mile (1 km) to the north of the town centre and is 38 miles 48 chains (62.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street. On the GEML Witham is situated between Hatfield Peverel to the west and Kelvedon to the east. It is the junction for the Braintree Branch Line to the east which opened in 1848,and between 1848 and 1964 it was also the junction for a west-facing branch line to Maldon. Its three-letter station code is WTM.
Shenfield railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England,serving the town of Shenfield,Essex. As well as being a key interchange for medium- and long-distance services on the main line,it is also the western terminus of a branch line to Southend Victoria and one of the two eastern termini of the Elizabeth line. It is 20 miles 16 chains (32.51 km) down the line from Liverpool Street and is situated between Brentwood and either Ingatestone on the main line or Billericay on the branch line. Its three-letter station code is SNF.
The Crouch Valley line is a branch line off the Shenfield–Southend line in Essex,in the east of England. It links Wickford in the west to Southminster in the east. During peak hours,trains connect to or from the Great Eastern Main Line at Shenfield,and its London terminus at Liverpool Street.
The Sunshine Coast Line is the current marketing name of what originally was the Tendring Hundred Railway Line,a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England. It links Colchester to the seaside resorts of Clacton-on-Sea and,via a branch,Walton-on-the-Naze. The line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 7,SRS 07.08,and is classified as a London &South East commuter line. Passenger services on the line are currently operated by Greater Anglia.
South Woodham Ferrers railway station is on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England,serving the town of South Woodham Ferrers,Essex. It is 34 miles (55 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Battlesbridge to the west and North Fambridge to the east. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is WIS;the station's three-letter station code is SOF. The platform has an operational length for eight-coach trains.
White Notley railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England,serving the village of White Notley,Essex. It is 41 miles 60 chains (67.19 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and it is situated between Witham to the south and Cressing to the north. Its three-letter station code is WNY. The platform has an operational length for twelve-coach trains. In 2018/19 it was the least used station in Essex.
Lower Edmonton railway station was a station in Edmonton,London opened in 1849 by the Eastern Counties Railway as part of the original Enfield Town branch line. Originally named Edmonton it was renamed as Lower Edmonton low level to distinguish it from neighbouring Lower Edmonton high level. It closed to passengers in 1939 although the line on which it stood lasted until 1964.
The Bishop's Stortford–Braintree branch line was an 18-mile-long (29 km) railway line connecting existing railways at Bishop's Stortford,Dunmow and Braintree. It was promoted independently by the Bishop’s Stortford,Dunmow and Braintree Railway (BSD&BR) company,but the directors failed to generate subscriptions,or to manage the construction properly. The Great Eastern Railway was the dominant railway company in the area,and saw the line as a blocker,to prevent the incursion of a rival line,so they felt obliged to support it. However they themselves had other pressing priorities,both managerial and financial,at the time,and for some time the construction was in abeyance.
Finningham railway station was a station physically located in the neighbouring parish of Bacton,Suffolk on the Great Eastern Main Line between London and Norwich. It was located 86 miles and 54 chains from Liverpool Street and was opened to passenger in 1849. It was closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe with other smaller stations on the line although the line remains open.
The Witham to Maldon branch line is a closed railway line joining Maldon to the British railway network at Witham in Essex,England. It was opened in 1848 and was 5+3⁄4 miles (9 km) long. It was extended to Woodham Ferris to give direct access to Southend-on-Sea,but that extension was not commercially successful.
Five Mile House was a railway station on the Lincolnshire Loop Line which served the village of Fiskerton in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. Situated on the south bank of the River Witham,passengers on the north bank had to use a ferry to reach it. It closed two years after opening due to low traffic,but reopened fifteen years later. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1958,leaving the station open for anglers' excursions until 1964. The Water Rail Way footpath now runs through the site.
Wickham Bishops railway station served the village of Wickham Bishops,Essex. It was opened in 1848 by the Maldon,Witham &Braintree Railway (MWBR) on a branch line from Witham to Maldon East and Heybridge. The station was 2 miles 39 chains (4.00 km) from Witham station. The line and station closed to passenger services in 1964 though goods traffic continued for a further two years.
Maldon East and Heybridge railway station served the town of Maldon and village of Heybridge in Essex,England. It was opened in 1848 by the Maldon,Witham &Braintree Railway (MWBR) on a branch line from Witham to Maldon. It was originally named Maldon but was renamed Maldon East in 1889 and then Maldon East and Heybridge in 1907.
The Syston and Peterborough Railway was an early railway in England opened between 1846 and 1848 to form a connection from the Midland Counties Railway near Leicester to Peterborough,giving access to East Anglia over the Eastern Counties Railway. The project was part of the ambition of George Hudson to establish and maintain a monopoly of railway service over a large area of England. The surveying of the line achieved notoriety when Robert Sherard,6th Earl of Harborough,who was hostile to railways,arranged a battle to obstruct surveys of the proposed line,and later of its construction.
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